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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Kidderminster Harriers. A crowd of 20,456 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Kidderminster Harriers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Stone.


0.00
Kidderminster Harriers start the match!
2.16
Don Ritchie makes an attacking run forward. Don Ritchie shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
10.09
Don Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Bishop. Carlton Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo LaCrone. Ricardo LaCrone flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Harry Emerton has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.51
Don Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Verges collects the pass. Eduardo Verges knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
18.38
Ralph Mcgreal knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Bishop. Carlton Bishop controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
21.08
Leandro Lara picks a pass forward to Ricardo LaCrone. Ricardo LaCrone plays a one-two with Frederic Maoulida and advances towards the goal... Ricardo LaCrone comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Magnificent save by Harry Emerton!
22.20
Don Morrison takes it forward alone. Don Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Evans Caruso.
23.06
Jurgen Moeliker takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Don Morrison. Some good footwork from Don Morrison provides some space. He shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
26.24
Liborio Aleman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Morrison. Don Morrison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
28.24
Don Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Verges who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Verges sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
33.22
Leandro Lara chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Bishop. Carlton Bishop knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.21
Ralph Mcgreal picks a pass forward to Carlton Bishop. Carlton Bishop tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.47
Jurgen Moeliker brings the ball forward. Jurgen Moeliker lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Verges. Eduardo Verges is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
44.42
Ralph Mcgreal takes it forward alone. Ralph Mcgreal sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Kidderminster Harriers also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Ham United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
West Ham United kick off!
51.36
Don Morrison surges forward with the ball. Don Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Verges. Eduardo Verges looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.05
Jurgen Moeliker clumsily knocks into Leandro Lara. The referee calls over Jurgen Moeliker and warns him to calm down! Leandro Lara hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.36
Showing composure, Joao Postiga plays the ball forward to Leandro Lara. Leandro Lara flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Bishop collects the pass. Carlton Bishop controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
59.15
Don Morrison barges into Ralph Mcgreal. The referee calls over Don Morrison and shows him a yellow card! Ralph Mcgreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.10
Kidderminster Harriers have made 2 substitutions with Marcel Bierhoff replacing Leandro Lara and Jerome Cousin replacing Carlton Bishop .
66.46
Don Ritchie makes an attacking run forward. Don Ritchie shoots from long range but it flies wide!
71.48
With vision, Jurgen Moeliker plays the ball forward to Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joao Postiga.
72.52
Jurgen Moeliker flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob James. Jacob James shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Evans Caruso!
83.56
Liborio Aleman plays the ball forward to Don Morrison. Don Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Verges who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Verges shoots from 20 yards. Evans Caruso gets down and covers it.
87.12
Verges Ouattara flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Moeliker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With vision, Jurgen Moeliker plays the ball forward to Jacob James. Jacob James passes the ball forward but Eduardo Verges is offside!
90.00
Liborio Aleman chips the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Moeliker. Jurgen Moeliker threads a neat ball through to Marcos Lopez. Marcos Lopez shoots from outside the area. Evans Caruso gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 46.5753424657534 vs 53.4246575342466
Play Area
Home team third: 23.29%, Midfield: 49.32%, Away team third: 27.40%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Verges of West Ham United

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
2. Runar Iversen (DEF)
6
3. Nelson Severs (DEF)
6
7
6
7
7. Don Morrison (MID)
8
8. Marcos Lopez (ATT)
6
8
10. Jacob James (ATT)
6
11. Daniel Grantt (ATT)
6

12. Paolo Houwing (DEF)
0
13. Norman Joseph (MID)
0
14. Thomas Döring (ATT)
0

1. Evans Caruso (GK)
8
3. Ebi Malkowski (DEF)
6
4. Matt Ferguson (DEF)
6
5. Joao Postiga (DEF)
6
6. Ralph Mcgreal (MID)
7
7. Don Ritchie (MID)
7
8. Leandro Lara (MID)
6
6
10. Ricardo LaCrone (ATT)
8

12. Cesar Ferreira (ATT)
0
13. Marcel Bierhoff (DEF)
6
14. Jerome Cousin (MID)
6